Announcing the 2026 Northeast Natural History Conference



... back in Burlington, VT, at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel!!

Burlington has been a very popular and successful venue for the conference, so we are excited to once again bring the meeting there for 2026.

You won't want to miss the Northeast's largest regional forum for researchers, natural resource managers, students, and naturalists to present current information on the varied aspects of applied field biology (freshwater, marine, and terrestrial) and natural history for the Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. It will serve as a premier venue to identify research and management needs, foster friendships and collegial relationships, and encourage a greater region-wide interest in natural history by bringing people with diverse backgrounds together. Every year, we receive affirmative feedback about how friendly, collegial, and enjoyable the conference is and how it is especially welcoming of and valuable to students.

Now accepting proposals for oral sessions     

Now accepting proposals for workshops, field trips, and special events    

Call for participating organizations

Call for exhibitors     

We are excited to have Doug Talamy as our Keynote speaker for this year's conference! He will be engaging us with a talk entitled "Nature's Best Hope". For more details about Doug and his plenary presentation, click here.

To help encourage a particularly engaging conference program and in recognition of the effort that goes into soliciting speakers and putting together a cohesive, informative session, this year we again will be offering a rebate of 50% off the conference registration fee to those who propose a session and successfully recruit presentations to fill it.

Call for Judges for Student Poster Presentation Awards We are looking for volunteer judges to decide recipients for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards, with cash prizes of $300, $200, and $100, respectively, in each category. Volunteer judges will be invited to a complimentary Saturday dinner. If you are interested in volunteering, please indicate your willingness by checking the box on your registration form. You can also contact the Poster Judging Coordinator, Peter Palmiotto (ppalmiotto@antioch.edu), if you have any questions.

Deadlines and Important Dates

Conference Event	Submission Deadline	Confirmation/Notification of Acceptance
Session proposals	February 2, 2026	Within 2 weeks
Oral presentation submissions	February 16, 2026	Within 2 weeks
Poster presentation submissions	February 23, 2026	Within 2 weeks
Workshop proposals	March 30, 2026	Within 2 weeks
Field trip proposals	March 30, 2026	Within 2 weeks
Special events proposals	March 30, 2026	Within 2 weeks
Deadline for discounted hotel rates	March 26, 2026	See Accommodations page for details.
Early registration deadline	March 23, 2026	Within 4 days
Pre-registration deadline	April 12, 2026	Within 4 days